The Royce Files

Guys at Uproar After the church cleared out I began a sojourn to the Hosanna Worship Center, about a mile away, for the reception that was entitled UPROAR. I struggled to bring my unwrapped wedding gifts into the large auditorium. It looked like the academy awards! There was a stage that was totally decked out with lights plus there had to be seating for nearly 500. I don't know why I didn't eat much, but Coco's catering spread was right on. I should have had seconds. After I had my fill people began to tell stories about Mark and Anna. [ Added bonus celebrity sighting: 2 members of Children 18:3 , Seth and David, appear in the adjacent photo- they were at the Uproar celebration reception but did not play. The guy in the white shirt was once part of an earlier incarnation of the band]

2/3rds of the rocking trio Children 18:3 like to chill out of the limelight. I happened to be in the same place as them last month, just days before their new album dropped (and was mentioned on the Relevant Podcast ). They were rather quiet and hardly mentioned anything about their band. In fact, their mother told me more about the band than either Seth or David Jr. David marvels at the wisdom of a friend Seth may believe coffee in casual doses is good for drummers I've know these guys since they wore corduroys. We cross paths from time to time since I pass through Morris on occasion. Looks like they'll be playin Six Flags New England this fall. Incredible! I just hope they get to play on the Relevant Podcast.

Is there a reason for anger? Well gas prices certainly come to mind. Why a gallon costs $1.94 just up the street from me. Highway robbery I say! I should write a song concerning it. Better yet, resurrect my old band The Angry Minnesotans and have loud protest concerts outside of gas stations. I have been pondering getting the band back together this week. Although it might not be the same AMs as from the Morris years. We were a monolith in Morris band culture. Not noteworthy but we appeared on the radar as a resurrection was occuring in the music scene in Morris (the population 5,000 town in west central MN). We were one of the first in a long line of groups that took the stage at Karl's Coffee - Morris' original coffee shop. Note: Although now defunct, Ardelle's Cafe could claim to be the first coffee klatch zone in town- but I'm not a townie on this info. So where were we- bands in Morris. Now a group called Children 18:3 seem to be catapulting themselves fro...